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Microsoft patches bug that could have allowed an attacker to revert your computer back to an older, vulnerable version

ID: b5e10b72-5040-5545-8463-b2a7791f7593

STIX ID: report--b5e10b72-5040-5545-8463-b2a7791f7593

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-08-15

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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Malwarebytes warns of a demonstrated "downgrade" attack (Windows Downdate) that hijacks Windows Update to revert patched systems to older, vulnerable releases; Microsoft has released fixes for CVE-2024-38202 and CVE-2024-21302 and users should verify installation of KB5041585 (Windows 11) or KB5041580 (Windows 10) via Windows Update or the Microsoft Update Catalog.

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